Ghost town · Missouri
Orleans
Orleans is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Fair Grove Mound stands 438 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 21 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Missouri, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.52226, -93.51909
- 21.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chance: 6.2 mi
- John Playter Rotary Park: 7.2 mi
- Abbi Park: 7.7 mi
- Elmwood Park: 8.0 mi
- Girl Scout Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 22
- Turkey Knob: 0.5 mi
- Bungalow Hill: 3.5 mi
- Grisham Knob: 3.6 mi
- Knothead Hill: 4.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Cedar Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Tommy Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Blair Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Perkins Bluff: 9.3 mi
Museums: 8
- Polk County Museum: 8.7 mi
- Wommack Mill: 22.4 mi
- Pedalers Bicycle Museum: 23.8 mi
- Buffalo Historic Society: 23.9 mi
- Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Schuette Prairie: 9.7 mi
- Pearl Creek Farm: 11.5 mi
- Little Sac Woods Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 20.8 mi
- Fellows Lake Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- East Pacific Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- FSC Circle: 24.4 mi
- MSC Garden: 24.8 mi
- Drury Prairie: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Fantastic Caverns: 18.5 mi
- Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Drury Panther Statue: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orleans. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove Mound | ESE 118° | 438 m | 22.6 mi |
| Goodnight Knob | ESE 107° | 404 m | 17.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | ENE 76° | 402 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lucas Knob | ESE 108° | 402 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brushy Mound | E 79° | 402 m | 20.1 mi |
| Henley Knob | ESE 111° | 394 m | 18.5 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | E 92° | 379 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 186° | 369 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bolivar 1 NE, 10 mi away.
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